Development of highly vascular dermal tissue-engineered skin substitutes with appropriate mechanical properties and cellular cues is in need for significant advancement the field reconstruction. Limitations have been imposed on natural biomaterials despite their superb biocompatibility hence, studies biomaterial blending ongoing. Herein, we investigated blends silk fibroin human hair-derived keratin as wound-healing substrates that promote enhanced fibroblast cell adhesion proliferation....

Articular cartilage damage represents one of the most perplexing clinical problems musculoskeletal therapeutics due to its limited self-repair and regenerative capabilities. In this study, 3D porous silk fibroin scaffolds derived from non-mulberry muga silkworm Antheraea assamensis were fabricated examined for their ability support tissue engineering. Additionally, Bombyx mori Philosamia ricini utilized comparative studies. Herein, thoroughly characterized compared cartilaginous formation...

Abstract Leaf senescence is an oxidative process, and most of the catabolic processes involved in are propagated irreversibly once initiated. An experiment was conducted to test hypothesis that nitrophenolates (Atonik, a plant growth regulator) spray can delay leaf through reduced damage. Atonik 3.75 g a.i. ha −1 sprayed during boll filling stage on cotton, process evaluated by quantifying total chlorophyll contents, photosynthetic rate, Fv/Fm ratio, various reactive oxygen species (ROS)...

Abstract This study discusses the possibilities of liquid silk (Silk gland silk) Muga and Eri silk, indigenous non mulberry silkworms North Eastern region India, as potential biomaterials. Silk protein fibroin Bombyx mori, commonly known silkworm, has been extensively studied a versatile biomaterial. As properties different silk‐based biomaterials vary significantly, it is important to characterize also in this aspect. Fibroin was extracted from posterior full grown fifth instars larvae, 2D...

Abstract The paper discusses a special type of silk (muga silk) produced by the moth Antheraea assamensis (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), which is available in north east region, particularly Assam, India. structure degummed muga fibre characterised spectroscopy and X‐ray diffraction. An attempt has been made to establish correlation between orientation protein mechanical properties fibre. Inter‐conversion α‐ β‐phases proteins very common, some cases, both phases may be present. Since fibre,...

Chlorpyrifos is a most widely used organophosphate insecticide because of its cost effectiveness and degradable nature. However, this pesticide enters contaminates the environment either by direct application, spray drifts or crop run off shows adverse effect on non-targeted organisms. Philosamia ricini (eri silkworm), one exploited, domesticated commercialized non mulberry silkworm known for mass production eri silk. The larvae get exposed to residues leaves food plants. present study...

Twelve cultivars of banana plants were grown in field conditions and studied under two irrigation regimes ratoon season order to evaluate the relative water content, soluble protein total chlorophyll content yield changes induced by deficit. Irrigation was applied when soil potential reached at 80 per cent ASM for wet treatments 50 stressed treatment plots. The calculated based on moisture release curve. measured using pressure plate membrane apparatus. hybrids Karpuravalli, Karpuravalli ×...

Cypermethrin is a pyrethroid insecticide with high insecticidal activity, low mammalian toxicity, and biodegradability. The present study aimed to determine the acute toxicity evaluate secondary toxic effects of commercial formulation cypermethrin on silkworm Philosamia ricini Hutt Northeast India. potential genotoxicity hemocyte was examined by comet assay, caspase activation, annexin V affinity assay. Alteration in nutritional physiology histoarchitecture gut region evaluated....

The present investigation was undertaken under field condition to study the effect of water deficit on leaf temperature, transpiration rate, stomatal diffusive resistance and yield banana cultivars hybrids. Stress imposed at different critical stages viz., 3 rd , 5 th 7 9 month after planting. stress given by scheduling irrigation 50% available soil moisture (ASM) characteristic during stages. content analyzed using pressure plate membrane apparatus. In control plots, ASM 80% with potential...

Silk fibroin (SF) is well known for its excellent biocompatible properties facilitating application in the field of biomedical engineering through different biomaterial fabrications recent era. Here this study, novel nanoparticles from non-mulberry SF Antheraea assamensis were fabricated, characterized and evaluated applicability as nanocarrier. Fabricated initially compared with prevailing Bombyx mori. A. silk (AA-SFNps) found to be lesser size (80-300 nm diameter) than B. mori (BM-SFNps)...